B.J. Upton To The Braves
Posted by Steve L. on November 28th, 2012 · Comments (8)
Do they realize he’s not that much better than the guy they once had and got rid of?
| Player | WAR/pos | PA | From | To | Age | G | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Upton | 13.6 | 4063 | 2004 | 2012 | 19-27 | 966 | 202 | 20 | 118 | 447 | 1020 | .255 | .336 | .422 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 9.3 | 4100 | 2005 | 2011 | 21-27 | 998 | 214 | 20 | 121 | 552 | 726 | .270 | .313 | .433 |
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At least Upton can play CF.
So underrated at first that he’s now overrated. Not a Bossman junior fan at all.
Raf wrote:
When he’s not jaking it out there…
Why’d they pick Upton over Bourn? Bourn’s a year older but he’s a better player in my book.
I don’t know much about Bourn but I know Upton’s makeup sucks. The guy has the most apathetic vibe, kinda like JD Drew.
MJ Recanati wrote:
Bourn is also represented by Scott Boras, so his asking price may have been too high.
Raf wrote:
The ironic thing is that by overpaying Upton, they only served to inflate Bourn’s price even more.
@ MJ Recanati:
Part of their master plan? Inflate his price so it scares everyone off and it bottoms out and he signs on the cheap?
@ Raf:
LOL, that would be something, wouldn’t it?
I’m sure we both agree that’s not the likeliest outcome but, wow, if the Braves had a LF/CF/RF alignment of Upton/Bourn/Heyward that would be a pretty spectacular outfield in terms of speed, power, and athleticism.